Landing Cargo Act 1869, 17 of 1869, (Rep., Act 8 of 1878)

Section 1. Sections LII, LIII and LIV of the said Act are hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following shall be substituted:

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

1. Sections LII, LIII and LIV of the said Act are hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following shall be substituted:— "LII. If the importer, owner or consignee of any goods (except such as shall have been declared by the master or commander as not to be landed), or the agent of such importer, owner or consignee, shall not land such goods within such number of working days, not exceeding fifteen, after the entry of the vessel importing the same as the Local Government shall from time to time appoint by notification in the official Gazette, or within such further period as the bill of lading of such vessel shall specify, the master or commander of the vessel, or the officers of customs on his application, may then carry such goods to the Custom House. The officer in charge of the Custom House shall thereupon take charge of and grant receipts for such goods; and 292 ACT No. XVII of 1869. and if notice in writing shall have been given that the goods are to remain subject to a lien for freight, primage, general average or other charges of a stated amount, he shall hold such goods until the said charges shall be paid. "LIII. If the cargo of any vessel, with the exception of a small quantity only of goods, shall have been landed within the period so appointed, or such further period as the bill of lading shall specify, the officers of customs may, on the application of the master or commander of such vessel, direct that such remaining goods shall forthwith be carried in like manner to the Custom House. "LIV. If any period earlier than the number of working days so appointed is specified in the bill of lading of such vessel for the discharge of her cargo or any part thereof, and if the importer, owner or consignee of such cargo, or his agent shall not land the same within such specified period, the master or commander of such vessel, or the officers of customs on his application, may then carry such goods to the Custom House. The officer in charge of the Custom House shall thereupon take charge of and grant receipts for such goods; and if notice in writing shall have been given that the goods are to remain subject to a lien for freight, primage, general average or other charges of a stated amount, he shall hold such goods until the said charges shall be paid." This Act to be read with Act VI of 1863.

Source: India Code